Palettes / Colors / #87A366

#87A366 — Dusty Green

#87A366 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #87A366 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#87A366 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8366A3; it also sits naturally between #A3A166 and #68A366. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 64% · Blue 40%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87A366

.text { color: #87A366; }
.background { background-color: #87A366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87A366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 163, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 25%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87A366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 163, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87A366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 163, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87A366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87A366">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8366A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87A366: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87A366

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #87A366 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87A366 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87A366?

#87A366 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 135, 163, 102). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87A366?

#87A366 is RGB 135, 163, 102 — HSL 88°, 25%, 52% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 37%, 36%.

What colors go with #87A366?

Its complement is #8366A3; analogous partners are #A3A166 and #68A366. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87A366 for text?

Black text on #87A366 has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.